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| Markers</H1> |
| <p CLASS="Head">Markers are objects that may be associated with Workbench resources. |
| There are many uses of markers in the Workbench. The three main uses of |
| markers in the Workbench are:</p> |
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| <li>Tasks</li> |
| <li>Problems</li> |
| <li>Bookmarks</li> |
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| <p CLASS="Head">Markers are shown in a marker view (Tasks, Problems or Bookmark |
| view) or on the marker bar in the editor area.</p> |
| <p CLASS="Head">The following sections give more detail on each of these marker |
| types. </p> |
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| Tasks</h2> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> A task marker represents a work item. There are two kinds of |
| tasks: </P> |
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| <LI CLASS="Item"> Automatically-generated information associated with the |
| resource</LI> |
| <LI CLASS="Item"> User specified tasks that may or may not be associated with |
| a resource</LI> |
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| <p>Both of these task types appear in the Tasks view.</p> |
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| Problems</h2> |
| <P CLASS="Para" Label=Type> Problem markers represent invalid states and are |
| categorized as follows..</P> |
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| <DIV CLASS="Subtopic"> <strong>Errors</strong>: Error markers are often used |
| to indicate the source location of syntax or compilation errors.</DIV> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <DIV CLASS="Subtopic"> <strong>Warnings</strong>: Warning markers indicate |
| the source location of, for example, compilation warnings.</DIV> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <DIV CLASS="Subtopic"> <strong>Information</strong>: Information markers indicate |
| the source location of information only tasks.</DIV> |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Problems are shown in the Problems view. </p> |
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| Bookmarks</h2> |
| <P CLASS="Para" Label=Type> Bookmarks place an anchor either at a specific line |
| in a resource or on the resource itself. They are shown in the Bookmarks view.</P> |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" ><br> |
| <a href="cbookmrk.htm">Bookmarks</a><br> |
| <a href="ctskview.htm">Tasks view</a><br> |
| <a href="cprbview.htm">Problems view</a></P> |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" ><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-81.htm">Creating a bookmark within a file</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-81b.htm">Creating a bookmark for an entire file</a></P> |
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